
2019 Charles Baur Pinot Gris Grand Cru Brand Alsace
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Review Date: 04/2024The 2019 Pinot Gris Brand Grand Cru is made from vines planted in 1975 at the Schneckelsburg site with slightly more clay in the granite. Creamy baked and dried pear on the nose suggest richness and mellowness in equal measure. The palate, however, adds lemon zestiness and stone that add verve to that rich, baked pear fruit. (Bone-Dry)(NM)
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Jura-like oxidation on the nose with subtle hints of stone and petrol. On the palate there is amazing richness and great textural feel with complex and layered Orchard fruit notes and spice. This feel old-world in style and already has wonderful tertiary notes.

Review Date: 11/2025
Email AaronReally lovely expressive nose, there's some white rose petals, white peach, maybe a touch of jasmine, a touch of honeycomb, a little bit of apple in the background, and then some minerality showing. It doesn't feel like it's showing its age really yet. The palate is very fruit-forward, probably just very slightly off-dry as some Alsatian wines can be. There's definitely a little something there, and the fruit is transported and elevated due to that, there's juicy white peach, some Cosmic Crisp apple, lemon candy, and more white flowers. It's just really nice and that just very slight pop of off-dry will help it pair better with things with just a touch of heat to them, like a butternut squash soup that you put a healthy fling of red pepper flakes into, or some spicy fried chicken, whatever you want to do. Despite my own personal thoughts on the matter, it does finish dry on the palate without any lingering sweetness. Palate doesn't really give away the age either, it's just really well done all around. You should buy it.
Product Details
Origin: Alsace, France
Type/Varietal: Pinot Gris
SKU: #1876411

